Antonia Velikova, Correspondent (Europe) LJUBLJANA – A letter in Russian declaring a possible terrorist attack during the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia has been received by the Slovenian Olympic Committee on Wednesday. “The committee has received a terrorist threat letter written in Russian. We’ve had it translated and have forwarded it to the police,” commented spokesman Brane Dmitrovic. There has been another threatening letter received by the Hungarian Olympic Committee on Wednesday. Reports of […]
Chang Mei Yen, Correspondent (Europe) Move over Obama, pop culture has a new, liberal icon, and it’s the head of the traditionally conservative Catholic church, Pope Francis. Sales of Pope Francis paraphernalia has been soaring as Pope Francis looks set to replace President Obama as the new icon for hope and change in the modern world. Pope Francis t-shirts, onesies, hoodies, and balloons have been popular, reports retailers, particularly those with slogans such as […]
Joan Isus, Correspondent (Europe) REYKJAVIK — The launch of a whale meat beer in Iceland has angered conservationists who say the brew is “immoral.” Steojar brewery and the whaling company Hvalur have collaborated to produce this beverage, coinciding with the mid-winter festival in honour of the Norse god Thor. In addition to the brewery’s website’s claims that those who drink it will become “true Vikings”, both makers have highlighted that whale meat is low […]
Cecilia Zinicola Correspondent (Europe) VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has announced on January 5, 2014 at Saint Peter’s Square that he will make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in May of this year. The main purpose is to commemorate the historic meeting between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras, which took place 50 years ago. “In the climate of joy typical of this Christmas period, I would like to announce that from May 24 […]
Jennifer Ubah Correspondent (Europe) DUBLIN — A man has been held in custody after stabbing his landlord to death in a ‘ritualistic style of killing’ following an argument they had over a chess match. Saverio Bellante, 34, from Palermo, Sicily supposedly cut open his landlord’s chest and tried to eat his heart. He admitted to murder in court and said he did not want any legal representation. The police in Dublin called the killing […]
Stefano Duc Correspondent (Europe) KIEV – Clashes have broken out today in downtown Kiev during a protest against the new laws which aim to curb public protests. According to the latest news,thousands of anti-government and pro-EU demonstrators started heading towards the Ukrainian parliament,which was cordoned off by policemen and buses. The first pictures of the clashes show protesters overturning and burning these buses, while the riot police tries to make the demonstrators back off by […]
Antonia Velikova, Correspondent (Europe) TRIER — A British jet crashing in Germany is believed to have taken four lives, German police announced on January 12. The jet set off from West Sussex and fell down near the city of Trier, Germany. It was transporting four German nationals, among which were two pilots and two passengers. The plane was a Cessna Citation business jet. Its final destination was supposed to have been the German town […]
Stefano Duc, Correspondent (Europe) PARIS – The one man show of controversial French humorist Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala (known as Dieudonné) was banned last Thursday from the stage by the Council of State, France’s supreme court for administrative justice. The show, Le Mur (The Wall), was prohibited after many anti-racist associations and the Jewish community asked the authorities to outlaw it, especially due to the anti-Semitic content of Dieudonné’s past shows. Indeed, the comedian is known for […]
Stefano Duc, Correspondent (Europe) MOSCOW – Russia is again under attack, only three weeks from the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The press agency Itar-Tass reports that two explosions have been heard in Makhatchkala, the capital of the autonomous Russian republic of Dagestan, situated in the Caucasus. The two explosions, which have blown up a restaurant in downtown Makhatchkala, have apparently been caused by a rocket launcher and a car bomb. According to the […]
Radvile Dauksyte, Correspondent (Europe) RIGA – Starting from January 1, one more country joins Eurozone. Latvia is the second Baltic state after Estonia that changed currency to euro and 18th in Europe. The EU assessment took place in June 2013 after which it was confirmed that Latvia will have new currency from 2014. There are a lot of different opinions about the decision of Latvian government. About half of the country is believed to […]
